1. Hyundai Santa Fe
  2. Problems
  3. 2001
  4. Structure

2001 Hyundai Santa Fe Structure Problems

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Owner complaint records in our dataset

Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.

Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.

Mileage in stored records

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1–30k mi1
60–100k mi1
100–150k mi1

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • August 4, 2008 · 119,000 miles

    Rear · Structure

    My 2001 sante fe was making " creaking" noise by the passenger side rear tire. I made an appointment for it, but before the appointment i heard a loud thud and lost control of the vehicle. Fortunately i was only going 35 mph and was able to skid into a driveway. The rear control arm snapped off due to an excessive amount of rust. The other side is almost rusted through. The repair shop had never seen anything like…

    ODI 10237092

  • January 10, 2008 · 89,229 miles

    Rear · Structure

    For a few days prior to the incident, i thought i needed to have the brakes replaced on this vehicle. Everytime i applied the brakes, the car would swerve a little; then there would be a "thump" at the rear of the car. On the day of the incident, there was a significant noise at the rear of the car, so i looked in the back storage area thinking something was rolling around-found nothing. I continued driving a few…

    ODI 10215997

  • June 28, 2002 · 19,327 miles

    Power Train · Steering · Structure · Suspension

    Vehicle rattles and shakes when driving in city. Noise appears to come under the carriage. Taken several times to the dealer and they are unable to locate the source of the problem. Have a written complain with hyundai.*ak

    ODI 10045735